Barber&#39;s pole



w. KAV/Im, BARBERS POLEI` APPLICATION FILED SEPT- l, i920.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

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0 Il OII-OIIOIIOI) UNITED STATES WLADIMIR' KAVAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BARBER S POLE.

Application led September 7, 1920.

To all to tem t may concern lle it known that l, llVLADiiiiiui KAVAN, acitizen of Moravia, residing at New York, in the county and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in llarbersPoles, ot which the following is a iull, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to barbers poles, and has for its object toprovidea collapsible pole adapted to be extended or raised when in useand contracted or telescoped when not in use or out et business hours.

rThe invention contemplates the provision oil means for counterbalancingthe telescopic upper portion of the pole whereby it may be readilyraised and lowered and held in any desired position. Other objects willappear as the description proceeds.

The invention will be lirst hereinafter' described in connection withthe accompanyingI drawings, which constitute part ot this specification,and then more specifically de- :tined in the claim at the end of" thedescription.

In the accompanying drawings, wherein similaire'lierence characters areused to designate corresponding parts throughout the several viewsFigure l is an elevation ot a barbers pole constructed substantially inaccordance with this invention.

.lv-Fig. is a central vertical section of the same with the telescopicupper portion raised as in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevation ot the pole collapsed, and

4l is a central vertical section of the pole as shown in Fig. 3.

The pole is made in two sections both ot which may be constructed otsheet metal or any other suitable material. The upper seetion l fittedto telescope over the lower section Q as clearly illustrated in thedrawings. To counterbalance the sliding upper section l weights 3 aresuspended on cords 4 which are passed over sheaves or pulleys 5 suitablyjournaled on the interior of the lower section l near the upper endthereof,

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

serial No. 408,418.

said cords being attached to the interior oi the upper section near itslower end as indicated at G in Figs. 2 and 4. When the top section l iscollapsed, as shown in Fig. 4, the cords 4L lie between the innersurface of the upper section l and the outer surface of the lowersection 2. The cords extend through slots or notches 7 in the upper edgeof the lower section and are freely movable therein tor allowing theupper section l ot' the pole to be raised and lowered at will.

When the upper section oit the pole is raised it presents an imposingappearance calculated to attract the attention ot customers duringbusiness hours, but when collapsed the reduced length of the poleindicates that the shop is closed. The relative dimensions of thesections ol? the pole may be varied as may be found desirable. While twocounterweights 3 are shown arranged at diametrically opposite points inthe pole, it will be understood that the number of said weights may bechanged without departing :from the invention. The construction. orequipment of the pole or either ot the sections thereo'l' may also bemodified without omitting the counterbalanced telescoping feature of theinvention.` l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

ln a barbei"s pole, the combination with a lower stationary portion, ofan upper tubular portion of greater diameter than the lower portion andadapted to telescope around said lower portieri :for increasing ordiminishing the length of the pole, sheaves on the upper edge portion etthe stationary part, cords passed over said sheaves and attached at oneend to the telescoping part, and weights attached to the other ends ol"said cords and housed in the statiolutry portion :tor counterbalancingsaid tclescoping part, said sheaves and cords being housed by thetelescoping` portion.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specitication.

W'LADIMIR KAVAN.

